East Bay Meeting House

Excellent lattes, creme brulee, and flourless chocolate truffle cake. Good service and gorgeous space and atmosphere.

My family and I fell in love with this place on a previous trip to Charleston.  Our last morning in town, stopped in here and had a fabulous latte and delicious pastries.  Why had we not stumbled upon this place earlier in our trip!?

As you can imagine, on our last visit to Charleston we frequented East Bay Meeting House.  This slightly formal French themed coffee house in the morning transforms into a trendy desert & adult beverage establishment at night.  We were regulars for breakfast, but when strolling by one evening there solo guitar/singer act.  The place was packed with carefree people enjoying good wine and music.

For breakfast, there is actually a full menu.  It has standards like egg + breakfast meat + cheese on a croissant, but also features more unique items such as croissant french toast and quiches.  On Memorial Day they featured several specials including crepes and fresh fruit with your choice of pastry creme or Nutella.  There were also waffles piled high with fresh berries and whipped cream.  Everything is made to order, the service is laid back (you don't feel rushed), but attentive and courteous at the same time - a hard dynamic to achieve.

The Italian sodas they offer are quite refreshing to sip on while strolling along Waterfront park (which is just down the block!).  The TV above the bar is always on the classic movie channel, and I wouldn't be surprised if one of the great if Katherine or Audrey came through the door.

The Latte's deserve their own paragraph.  Foamed to perfection, with the perfect blend of sweetness and espresso.  The hot chocolate is to die for as well, since they make it the way it should be made: sans pre-packaged packets of chocolate dust.

If you're in the area (or even if you're not) make it a point to frequent the Meeting House.

After strolling the streets of Charleston all day we needed a break and mid afternoon caffeine pick-me-up. We settled on East Bay Meeting House because the the nice open door restaurant sitting, we sat right next to the sidewalk and could still enjoy the outside while being in. We ordered 2 large cappuccinos since they were only $.25 more than the regular.. We were a little disappointed when we got them in large disposable paper cups (sort of takes away the cafe culture ambience but whatever). They were okay.. No Black Tap cappuccino or anything. It was happy hour so we probably should have gotten a drink instead and just enjoyed the scenery.